Baumann signs with Continental team

Eric Baumann has signed with the German Continental Team Sparkasse for the 2008 season. The sprinter was last with the ProTour T-Mobile Team. Sparkasse announced the signing at its team meeting in Dortmund this week.

The 27 year-old turned pro in 2003 with Team Wiesenhof. In 2007, he won a stage in the Sachsen Tour.